What are the medicinal values ​​of mountain pepper?

Traditional Chinese medicine is profound and extensive in society, and can be effective in treating various diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine often emphasizes methods such as Chinese medicine conditioning and massage. Chinese medicine is the best way for traditional Chinese medicine to regulate the body. In addition to hundreds of Chinese medicines, today we are going to introduce the common Chinese medicine mountain pepper, which is a Chinese medicine with many efficacy values, and its medicinal value is also very extensive.

Aliases

Beef tendon root, beef tendon tree root, thunder god vine, red leaf firewood, golden oak.

source

Medicinal material source: The root of the plant Piper melongena of the Lauraceae family.

Medicinal material source: The root of the plant Piper melongena of the Lauraceae family

Latin plant, animal and mineral names:

Harvest and storage: Harvest in autumn and sun-dried.

Original form

Beef genus, a deciduous shrub or small tree, up to 8 meters tall. Bark smooth grayish white

Beef genus, a deciduous shrub or small tree, up to 8 meters tall. The bark is smooth and grayish white. The outer scales of winter buds are red; the young branches are initially covered with brown hairs, which fall off later.

Simple leaves are alternate or nearly opposite, broadly elliptic to obovate, 4-9cm long, 2-4cm wide, with short pointed apex, broadly cuneate base, entire margin, dark green above with only fine hairs between veins, pink-white below with densely grey fine hairs, and pinnate veins; petiole about 2mm long with fine hairs.

The flowers are unisexual and dioecious; the umbels are axillary, hairy, with obvious peduncles, and the pedicels are 1.5 cm long; the perianth is yellow, with 6 pieces; the male flowers have 9 stamens arranged in 3 whorls, with glands at the base of the inner whorl, and the anthers are 2-chambered and inward-lobed; the female flowers have a single pistil, a capitate stigma, and an elliptical ovary. The drupe is spherical, about 7mm in diameter, and has an aroma. Flowering period is March-April. Fruiting period is September-October.

Habitat distribution

Ecological environment: Grown in thickets and on the edge of sparse forests in mountains and hills.

Resource distribution: Distributed in Shandong, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Henan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places.

【Chemical composition】The root contains glaucic acid, aciphyllic acid, etc.

【Nature and flavor】Pungent; warm; bitter.

【entry into meridians】Liver; Stomach meridians.

【Functions and indications】Dispels wind and dredges meridians; regulates qi and activates blood circulation; removes dampness and reduces swelling; resolves phlegm and relieves cough. It is used to treat rheumatic pain, traumatic injury, stomach pain, fatigue, bronchitis, and edema.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g; or soak in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct in water and use for fumigation or apply on the affected area.

[Various discussions] Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Annals: Treats injuries from falls, and pain in the waist and knees.

After learning about the price of the Chinese medicine Coral Reef, I hope everyone can clearly realize the importance of Chinese medicine in our lives. This Chinese medicine has the effect of promoting blood circulation and activating collaterals, treating insufficient qi and blood, especially relieving constipation and urination. It can be decocted or soaked in wine for patients with bronchitis, pneumonia, and constant coughing, and can play a special role.